5th adc meeting

18. Recommendations for IOC to Task Force

Ivan DeLoatch
The IOC Task Force was established by the Executive Committee. It first met in July 2008 when it approved the Task Force members, a Terms of Reference and a Work Plan.
I. DeLoatch explained that the IOCTF will define and recommend a Concept of Operations plan for the GCI components, evaluate the existing GCI components and provide administrative recommendations regarding models of GCI operational solutions. A minimum set of requirements will be developed in the next 2-3 weeks and a report will be made by the end of March, 2009.
I. DeLoatch: I want to get some feedback and comments on the IOCTF. First let’s focus on the green bubble in the presentation material [the “green bubble” is the GCI area on the GCI operational interaction diagram that includes the GEO Web Portals, GEOSS Clearinghouses and the Registries.]. What are some of the things that should be called out as part of this process?
Opened to the floor for comments or questions:

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  It is necessary to identify the shortcomings of our current system.
  
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  The interoperability between the registries has some shortcomings and we need to address that.
  
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  We’ve heard from the portal providers of some things that could be improved about the registries.
  
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  We need to be clear about the current state of affairs, and what we need to do going forward.
  
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  Tomorrow we have 2 hours scheduled [in the ADC co-chairs meeting] for discussion on this.
  
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  Development is continuing. How do you separate evaluation of the initial operating capability from the enhancements? The ability of providers to respond to problems and requests might be part of the evaluation.
  
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  How can we engage the UIC?
  

Question: Normally when you do an evaluation you have a list to evaluate against. Will there be a list of benchmarks? I. DeLoatch: The evaluation will be for the entire system, not just the portals. But, you will get a list so we all have the same frame of reference. So we will generate the list over the next 2 weeks, and make the recommendations in 2009.

Question: When will you do the evaluation (after the list is released)? Will we have time to address shortcomings before the evaluation? I. DeLoatch: Yes.